Jays stretch win streak to five against Mariners

Right here’s what you have to know in regards to the Blue Jays’ 3-2 win over the Seattle Mariners on Friday evening on the Rogers Centre:

The Gold Glover

Jays starter Alek Manoah gave the impression to be on the ropes within the prime of the second inning. With one out and the Mariners main 1-0, Manoah loaded the bases on a pair of walks and a success batter. Seattle’s Ty France hit a bouncer to 3rd the place Matt Chapman made a nifty play along with his glove, tagged third for one out after which made an off-balance throw to first to finish the double play. Manoah gave up one other run within the third, however with the assistance of Chapman he was in a position to at the least get by 5 innings on six hits and 4 walks. Chapman additionally chipped in with an RBI double within the third.

Clutch Springer

The Jays and Mariners had been locked in a 2-2 tie within the sixth when George Springer stepped to the plate with a pair of runners on. After getting forward 1-and-0, Springer acquired a 95-m.p.h. fastball from reliever Trevor Gott and lined it into centre for an RBI single. That scored Whit Merrifield, who completed with a pair of hits to increase his on-base streak to twenty video games. Merrifield is batting .324 and continues to be a strong contributor on the backside of the lineup.

Sigh of aid

Tim Mayza, Yimi García, Erik Swanson and Jordan Romano mixed to toss 4 excellent innings out of the Jays pen. The 4 relievers struck out eight and retired all 12 batters they confronted, with Romano getting his ninth save of the yr. Swanson, going through the workforce that traded him for Teoscar Hernández, tossed a scoreless eighth whereas putting out two. Hernández went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in his return to the Rogers Centre, whereas his former teammates picked up their fifth consecutive win.

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